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Patented May 5, 1868.

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Patented May 5, .1868.

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AUGUSTUS, B. FELGEMAKER AND SILAS L. DERRICK, OF BUFFALO, W YORK.

Lettcrs'P ate-nt No. 77,703, dated May 5, 1868.

PORTABLE rl'rnoncam To ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that we, Aucusrus B. Fnnonnuc'sn and SiLss Ii- Dnn-nreic, of the city oi Buffalo; county of Erie, and State of New York, have invented a newand improved Portable Parlor Pipe-Organ; and we do hereby declare that thcfcllowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, in which--- Figure I is a front elevation, Figure II a. transverse section, 4 Figure III a sectional top plan, and s Figure IV detail views of the vertical pipes, showing the manner of fastening them. Figure V is an end view of our improved wind-chest, in connection with its valve-chamber. Figure VI is a plan'view and sections of the valve-board. V I Figure V-II is 'a plan and sections ofthebottom of the wind-chest.

Figure VIII is a plan and sections of the air-passages in the first division. Figure IX is a plan audsections ofa partition between the first and second divisions. Eigure X is-a plan and sections of the air-passages in the secdnd division. Figure XI is a'plau and sections'of the top board of the wind-chest, showing .the posi tion of three sets or rows of pipes in connection therewith.

'Ilhe nature of this invention relates- First, and broadly, to the construction of a portable parlor pipe-organ that is tosay, a parlor pipe-organ so constructed that all its parts may be put together in the manufactory, in proper conditionfor parlor use, and the organ packed and transported to its destination without displacing any of its parts, and then bein a fit condition for parlor use withont'retuning,-and without the aid of a skillful workman to put it in order.

Secondly, and specifically, in' the construction iof a compound wind-chest, that is to say, a wind-chest made with two or more divisions, each division having distinct air-passages to supply a distinct set, or row, or form, of pipes, whereby an instrument of greatpowcr and clearness of tone is made to occupy a smaller space than heretofore. V

Letters-of like name and kind refer to like parts in each of the figures.

A represents the casing of the instrument, which is rcctangular,'an'd has a slight projection at its front for the'location of the key-board.

B B represent the keys of the instrument, the hack ends of which are hinged upon a light framework, 6. -C represents the valve-chamber, which is located below the key-hdard, and as'near to the floor as the con:

struction and size of the bellows and footspedals will allow. The valves, 0, are hinged to the upper side within the valve-chamber, and operated by the long wooden pins or stickers b, which pass through the key-hoard frame I7 and the upper floor of the valve-chest, their top being in'contuct with the under side of the keys, and

their foot end resting upon the top of the valves.

The construction of these parts is similar to the valve-action and kcy-board of a melodeon or reed nstrument, and they are used in order to be able to place the valve and wind-chests as near the floor as possible, for the purpose of gaining suin'cient space. above them for the reception of the pipes or speaking-tubes within the casing ofi the instrument. I p

D represents the wind-chest, which is madein two sections or divisions, e and c, placed one above the other. A third and fourth division may be added upon the same principle. A

Upon this principle of construction, distinct air-passages are made in each division, which conduct, a large volume of air to each pipe in each set or row of pipes, and thereby compactness and portability are secured in combination with an instrument of great power and richness of tone. 1

These air-passages in the first division are shown'at a, Fig. VIII, and in the second division at c, Fig; X,

and are formed in single strips of boards byIscroll-sawing.

Four ormore ofthese may be sawed at the same time. The several partsco'mposing'the wind-chest are shown,- dctnched, in plan and section, in Figs. VII, VIII, IX, X and XI, and these several parts are shown, combined or put together in the com'paetform of the windchest, in Fig.'V.

In Fig. the wind-chest is shown in connection with the valve-chamber, the front part of the wind-chest resting upon the back part of the valve-chamber.

These air-channels are capacious, and will conduct a suiiicient quantity of air to fill the pipes, and enable them to fspeak in a rich, round, full tone of great power.

E represents the pipes, which are of common construction, but they are differently arranged within the casing of the instrument; in order to insure'oompactness andsave room. I

The pipes'arc considerably larger in diameter than the openingsin the valve-chamber, and hence it is impracticable to place them vcrtieallyupon the openings in the wind-chest, and the length of the wooden tubes (for the base-notes) if placed vertically would require such enlargement of .the casing ofv the instrument in height as to destroy its portability. I

We obviate this difiiculty by, placing the longest tubes (for the base-notes) in a horizontal position, laying one tube'above the other behind the-vertical pipes, and eloseto the back of the casing;".he'short'est: being at the bottom and the longestat the top, so that there may be room enough for bending the end, of the longest tube or tubes, as shown by red dotted lines in Fig. III.

A connection ofthe horizontal tubes with the wind-chestis made by means of a verticalextension or conductor, F, erected upon the wind-chest at one end of the instrument.

The openings, into which the vertical. pipes are inserted, are arranged-in two rows,'the distance between the openings gradually increasing from-one end of the rows to the other, corresponding to the gradual increase in the diameters of the pipes, as seenin Fig. XI.

The valve-openings, composing the front row, extend upwhrd through the first division of thewind-chest,

as shown in Fig. II, and conneeteaeh separatelywith' one of the openings of the front row of tubes by passages 0 formed in the second division of the wind-chest.

The'valve-openings composing-the back row connect, by passages c formed in the first division of the wind-chest, with the openings of the back row of tubes, which extend upwardlythrough the uppersection, as is also clearly shown in' Fi II. I v I To supply the extension F, a row of openings, g,-is made at one end of the wind-chest, and the extension F is connected to the wind-chest directly above these openings.

1 The valve-openings for the base-notes connect with these openings g by passages through both the first and second divisions of -the wind-chestalternately that is, one opening 9 being connected with its valve by a pas. sage through th'e up'per seetion, the noxtby a passage through the lower section, the next again through the upper section, and so on alternately to the end ofthe row of openings g.

In Fig. IIl',-a plan of all air-passages through both divisions of the wind-chest in shown indotted lines, the passages, a, through the second division, being represented by black, and those through the first division, e, being representedbyred'dotted lines. p I

The openings g extend through'tlle bottom of theextension \vindchest F, and communicate with passages leading to a vertical row of openings near theback end of the ex tension F, into which the horizontal wooden tubes for the base-notes are fitted. A

' A plan of the passages through this extension is represented in Fig. II by dotted lines.

The vertical pipes in organs have heretofore been held iii-place by their own weight alone, their vertical position being maintained bypassing them throhgh holes made in a horizontal bridgeor floor, H, whichfloor is made iii sections, according to the different height of the tubes.

In order to make the instrument portable, the pipes need to be connected more firmlyto' the framework. This we accomplish by means of a piece of wire, I, soldered on to the outside of each pipe, one end of whichwire is bent at right angles to the pipe. Along bar, 7t, is fastened tothe bxidge H, on one side of each row of pipes, and a slot made therein opposite 'each separate pipe. After the pipe has been put in its place; one quarterrevolution upon its axis will pass the wire I into the slots, andfasten the'pipe sufiiciently to keep'itin place while the instrument is being transported or moved. I

In Fig; IV, two pipes are shown on a larger scale, one being fastened by this device, and the other in a position to be lifted out of the instrument.

J J represents an improved swell, attached to the front of the casing above thekey-board. i J is a stationary frame, made of thin strips of wood, placed horizontally at' intervals upon verticl l supporting-pieces, so that long-openings are left between .the said strips. i

J. is a frame, of similar construction, moving in guide-grooves made in the casing of the instrumentpr the side-pieces of the frame J. It is'so constructed that the strips of wood composing the frame J cover the openiugsin frame J, in which positiomthe'frames are retained by two coil-springs, I: k, fastened nearone end of thesamc the upper ends of'whieh'aroconneeted to frame J, and the lower ends to frame J, Y

In order to produce a swell or crescendo, it is necessary to move the frame J downward until its openings arrive opposite the openings of frame J, and this is done in the following manner:

l! are two connecting bars, hinged to the frame J and the'rocking-arms m projecting from a shaft,.it, which has bearings in"the casing of the instrument. Another rocking-arm, m,'is attached to the shaft 12, near one end. I 0 represents a counter-shaft, carrying two arms, o and o, the arm 0 being located beneath and connected to the arm m, and the other arm, oiextending to the front of the instrumenflwhere, by means of the rod p, a connection is formed with the hinged pedal 1). By pressing down the .pedal, the counter-shaft o and shaf '11. are made to rock slightly, the arms m will pull the frame J downward until its openings .are opposite the openings of frame J, and a gradual swell is produced. When the pedalp' is released, the springs k In force the frame J upward into its former position, and thereby decrease the swell.

RRare the main bellows, and r r" the feeders.

Q is the wind-pipe, conducting the air from the bellows into the valve-chamber C.

- S S are the pedals, operating the feeders r rvby, means of the levers} t, hipgedat their centre s, one of their ends being connected to the foot-pedals S S, and the other end to the feedersm 1* by webbing u u. v

This isan improvement on the manner of operating the feeders now in use; the feeding-bellows of organs being operated by only one pedal, and those of melodeons or other reed-instruments by means of connectingrods, which make undue noise, destroying the harmony of the music when operated. 4

The operation of our improved pipe-organ is simply as follows:

when a key, 13, is struck by the performer, the sticker 6, below it, will communicate the movement of the key to the valve 0, and open the same.

Air being forced into the valve-chamber C, by means of the bellows, it will passthrough the opening commimicating with the wind-chest.

If such opening is in the first row, the air will enter a passage, made in theseeond division, e, of the windchest, and be forced through an opening in the top or cover of the wind-chest, into the tube or pipe, and, by v touching the language," situated at the mouth thereofl'the air-produces the requiredsound.

If the valve-opening is inthe back row, the air will be forced through a passage ire the first division of the wind-chest, and enter oneof the tubes or pipes composing the bacl; row.

If the valve-opening belongs to the lower or base-notes, the air will pass through a passage in either the upper or lower section of' the wind-chest, enter one of the openings g, and be forced into one of the horizontal wooden tubes, her'einbei'ore described, thus producing the required base-note. I

Pipe-organs, constructed as herein described, may be made considerably smaller in size thanv those new in use. V

They are portabl e and may be shipped like pianos or melodeons, without being taken apart, and main a lit condition for use 'whe'nthey arrive at their destination, without returning, and-"withoutthe aid of a. skilled workman to set them up. I p

They require less repairing, and keep in perfect tune a longer time than any other instrument of a similar character.

They combine the quality-of tone of a-ehurch-crgan with the portability and convenience of a parlor= instrument, and are therefore snperior to any melodeon or other reed-instrument of equal size.

By this construction we can introduce any or all of the four qualities of tone produced in a church-organ,

in oneinstrument, and make it portable.

Taking into consideration that one set or stop of pipes exceeds in volume of tone four sets'of reeds, we

are enabled to produce, in a parlor-instrument, a grandeur of tone that cannot be obtained from reeds, or from any parlor-instrument heretofore constructed.

What we claim as Your invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,-is-

A compound wind-chest D, having two or more divisions, a c, each division having distinct air-passages to :npply a distinct set, row, onrows, of pipes, for the purpose and substantially as described.-

AUGUSTUS B. FELGEMAKER, SILAS L DERRICK.-

Witnesses:

- B. H. hlUEHLE,.

F. A. Lsnewon'rnr. 

